9371

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9371
• Author: Levee Removal Evaluation Group.
• Title: Green River levee Removal and Floodplain Connectivity Evaluation.
• USFW Year: 1998.
• USFW - Doc Type: CAP-6 LR,
• Copyright Material: NO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) I
Vegetation Monitoring in Recently Restored Floodplains ................ 23
Site Characteristics Influencing the Distribution of Giant Whitetop ........ 23
RESULTS ............................................................26
Development of a Base Vegetation Map .............................. 26
Vegetation Monitoring in Recently Restored Floodplains ................ 26
Site Characteristics Influencing the Distribution of Giant Whitetop ........ 28
PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS ....................................... 29
BIBLIOGRAPHY .....................................................30
CHAPTER 4 - Invertebrate and Productivity Responses ............ 44
INTRODUCTION ..................................................... 45
Goals and Objectives .............................................. 45
METHODS ........................................................... 45
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Sampling Design .................................................
Water Quality ................................................... 47
Benthic Invertebrates ............................................. 47
Drift Samples .................................................... 47
Zooplankton .................................................... 47
Carbon ......................................................... 47
Primary Productivity .............................................. 48
Sample Processing ...............................................
Data Analysis ................................................... 48
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RESULTS ............................................................ 49
Water Quality ...................................................
River vs. Depression vs. Terrace ............................... 49
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River vs. Floodplain Habitats (Terraces and Depressions) .......... 49
Depression vs. Terrace ............................... 49
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Applied vs. Natural Floodplain Habitats .........................
Benthos ........................................................ 50
River vs. Terrace vs. Depression ............................... 50
River vs. Floodplain Habitat (Terrace and Depression) ............. 50
Terrace vs. Depression ...................................... 50
Zooplankton .................................................... 51
River vs. Depression vs. Terrace ............................... 51
River vs. Floodplain Habitat (Terraces and Depressions) ...........
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Carbon ......................................................... 51
Primary Productivity ..............................................
PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS 52
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Water Quality ............................................ ... 5`2
Benthos ........................................................ .52
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Zooplankton ....................................... ...... ..
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